The blogosphere has been ablaze of late with praise for this album. Black metal as a whole is a fairly straightforward proposition; you get distortion, riffs and harsh vocals, but the new breed has been trying to change that. The likes of Deathspell Omega, Blut Aus Nord and Nightbringer have been bringing complexity and atmosphere to black metal in a way that wasn't previously used, and here, I have a strong suspicion that Dodecahedron have taken great steps towards the next level again. It's still very close to the likes of Deathspell Omega, but there is that little something extra, especially in the epic closing trilogy 'View From Hverfell' - it's complex, yet still recognizably coherent, and it's harsh, yet crisp and clean in both its playing and production. It's been bandied around the internet for a while now, but if you don't already have this album, here's another sterling recommendation.
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I disagree with what you say about 'the new breed' making black metal interesting. There are loads of bands that have been doing this for a while now like Code, Shining (SWE)and Satyricon (yeah I went there)
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, those three sound nothing like DsO or BaN. And I'm using the term 'new breed' very loosely.
DeleteI know I know, I just mean there are and have been plenty of interesting black metal bands around :P
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